Bernie Madoff's Ponzi fallout

Bernie Madoff arrives at Manhattan federal court on March 12, 2009, in New York City.

Bernie Madoff (center) leaves Manhattan federal court March 10, 2009, in New York City. Madoff attended a hearing regarding the conflicting status of his legal representation in his multibillion dollar fraud allegations. His lawyer, Ira Sorkin, told a judge his client is expected to plead guilty to 11 counts, including money laundering, perjury and securities, mail and wire fraud.

Bernie Madoff enters a Manhattan Federal courthouse through the media throng March 12, 2009, in New York City. Madoff was ordered to jail after pleading guilty to a multibillion-dollar financial fraud scheme.

Bernie Madoff (center) arrives at a U.S. Federal Court on March 12, 2009, in New York.

Bernie Madoff walks down Lexington Avenue to his apartment Dec. 17, 2008, in New York City.

People look at some of the auction items from Bernie Madoff's estate on June 2, 2011, in Miami Beach, Fla. The U.S. Marshals Service auctioned items seized from Madoff's Palm Beach home after he was charged with his $65 billion Ponzi scheme. Madoff is serving a 150-year federal prison sentence.

Items from Bernie Madoff's estate are displayed before they are auctioned off June 2, 2011, in Miami Beach, Fla.

A pair of Bernie Madoff's slippers, embroidered with his BLM initials in gold, are displayed during a press preview of Madoff auction items at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Nov. 10, 2010. Hundreds of items once belonging to Madoff were auctioned off on Nov. 13, 2010, running the gamut from a massive emerald-cut diamond to his black bedroom slippers, U.S. officials said. Proceeds from the auction will compensate the victims of his multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.

The "Bull" (left), a boat belonging to Bernie Madoff's family, is pictured March 26, 2009, in Antibes, France. Madoff was arrested Dec. 11, 2008, after confessing to running a giant Ponzi scheme that defrauded thousands of investors of billions of dollars.

Bernie Madoff exits federal court March 10, 2009, in New York City. Madoff was attending a hearing on his legal representation.

An illustration of Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernie Madoff portrayed as the "Joker" from Batman is seen on the cover of New York Magazine at a newstand Feb. 24, 2009, in New York. At the time, Madoff was free on $10 million bail but confined to his New York apartment under around-the-clock surveillance. In January 2009, a judge refused to lock up Madoff even after it was revealed he sent out more than a million dollars worth of jewelry to friends and relatives in violation of a court-ordered freeze on all his assets.

A Bernie Madoff doll and the remains of a smashed version sit on display during the Toy Fair at the Javits Center on Feb. 17, 2009, in Manhattan. The "Made Off With My Money" Madoff replica, made by ModelWorks, comes with a special edition hammer to smash it with. The doll is priced at $99.95.

Bernie Madoff leaves U.S. Federal Court after a hearing regarding his bail on Jan. 14, 2009, in New York. Madoff remained free on bail, a U.S. judge ruled, rejecting a bid by prosecutors to detain Madoff pending trial.

Bernie Madoff walks down Lexington Avenue to his apartment Dec. 17, 2008, in New York City. He was set tough bail terms, including a curfew and wearing an electronic tag, as the U.S. finance watchdog stepped up a probe into his fraud.

A copy of the London Evening Standard's front page is pictured against the entrance to the London office of Madoff Securities International in London on Dec. 15, 2008. Banks and financial authorities across Europe scrambled to uncover the scope of losses suffered at the hands of New York investment broker Bernie Madoff.